2026 Live Results - Bands
Day 1 - Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
01111 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-12 - Group A
| 1st | Brebeuf College Concert Band | Titles: Por Una Cabeza, Tango by Carlos Gardel arr. Donato Semeraro Creed by William Himes | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
| 2nd | Villanova College Senior Concert Band | Titles: On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss by David Holsinger Ride On by Chris Bernotas | Mark:86 | Level:Gold |
| 3rd | East York Collegiate Institute Concert Band | Titles: Chasing Sunlight by Cait Nishimura Scramble by Todd Stalter | Mark:85 | Level:Gold |
| 3rd | Stephen Leacock CI Concert Band | Titles: Cantina Band by John Williams, arr. Johnnie Vinson Earth Song by Frank Ticheli | Mark:85 | Level:Gold |
| Crestwood Preparatory College Senior Band | Titles: Suite from the Planets, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter by Gustav Holst, arr. Johnnie Vinson Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones, arr. Johnnie Vinson | Mark:82 | Level:Silver |
01160 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-12
| 1st | Saint Patrick United Ensembles | Titles: A Night in Tunisia by John Gillespie & Frank Paparelli Birdland by John Zawinul | Mark:95 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Bloor Collegiate Institute - Bloor Big Band | Titles: Cissy Strut by Arthur Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Joseph Modeliste Jr. and arranged by Roger Holmes Come Fly With Me by James Van Heusen, Arranged by John Berry | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
| 3rd | East York Collegiate Institute Stage Band | Titles: Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard, arr. Jerry Nowak Sway by Pablo Peltran Ruiz, arr. by John Berry | Mark:86 | Level:Gold |
| Brebeuf Bulls Jazz Ensemble | Titles: When Big Bands Ruled The Earth by Larry Neeck Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin All The Time) by Harold Arlen arr. Jerry Nowak | Mark:83 | Level:Silver |
Day 3 - Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
01112 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 11-12 - Group A
| 1st | Bur Oak Grade 11-12 Senior Wind Ensemble | Titles: October by Eric Whitacre Variations on a Korean Folk Song by John Barnes Chance | Mark:97 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Lucas Senior Wind Ensemble | Titles: Puszta, 1-4 by Jan Van der Roost NA | Mark:94 | Level:Platinum |
| 3rd | Markville Secondary School Senior Wind Ensemble | Titles: Poor Wayfaring Stranger arr. Andrew Boysen Jr. In the Centre Ring by Robert Sheldon | Mark:91 | Level:Platinum |
01113 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-10 - Group A
| 1st | Bur Oak Grade 9 Concert Band | Titles: There Will Come Soft Rains by Robert Sheldon Crystal Moon by Larry Clark | Mark:96 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Markville Secondary School Concert Band | Titles: The Path Not Taken by Michael Sweeney Orion by Jan Van Der Roost | Mark:92 | Level:Platinum |
| 3rd | SJMP Symphonic Band | Titles: Brother James' Air by James Leith Macbeth Bain, arr. by Douglas E. Wagner Fires of Mazama by Michael Sweeney | Mark:90 | Level:Platinum |
| Marshall McLuhan Grade 9 Concert Band | Titles: Odyssey by David Marlaty Forever by Brain Balmages | Mark:84 | Level:Silver |
Day 4 - Friday, February 20th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
01112 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 11-12 - Group B
| 1st | Trudeau Grade 11 Wind Symphony | Titles: Intrinsic Light by Cait Nishimura The Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed | Mark:98 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Marshall McLuhan Senior Concert Band | Titles: Rain by Brian Balmages Power The Earth by Robert Sheldon | Mark:90 | Level:Platinum |
| 3rd | Westdale Senior Band | Titles: Moonscape by Cory Mcbride Amazing Grace by Frank Ticheli | Mark:85 | Level:Gold |
01113 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-10 - Group B
| 1st | Bur Oak Grade 10 Symphonic Band | Titles: Rain by Brian Balmages Chant and Jubilo by W Francis McBeth | Mark:92 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Markville S.S. Symphonic Band | Titles: Air for Band by Frank Erickson Overture for Winds by Charles Carter | Mark:90 | Level:Platinum |
| 3rd | Marshall McLuhan Grade 10 Concert Band | Titles: Chimera by Vince Gassi Shenandoah by Robert Sheldon | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
| Westdale Junior Band | Titles: Southhampton March by Robert Sheldon Electricity by Brian Balmage | Mark:84 | Level:Silver |
01161 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 11-12
| 1st | Marshall McLuhan Senior Jazz Band | Titles: The Chicken Arr. Kris Berg Moon Dance Arr. Victor Poez | Mark:86 | Level:Gold |
01162 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-10
| 1st | Marshall McLuhan Junior Jazz Band | Titles: Jive at Five arr. Roy Phillippe Ginger Jam by Neil Yorke-Slader | Mark:85 | Level:Gold |
Day 5 - Monday, February 23rd, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
01115 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 7 and Under - Group A
| 1st | David Leeder Middle School Grade 7 Concert Band | Titles: Pulsate by Mekel Rogers Spirit of the Wolf by Michael Oare | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
| 2nd | Windfields Intermediate Band | Titles: The Tempest by Robert W. Smith Lydian Lullaby by Robert Sheldon | Mark:86 | Level:Gold |
| 3rd | McClure Intermediate Band | Titles: Scirocco by Roland Barret She's Like the Swallow, Newfoundland Folk Song arr. by Jim Duff | Mark:80 | Level:Silver |
01116 - Bands - School Bands - Elementary School - Grades 6 and Under - Group A
| 1st | Unionville College - Grade 5 Concert Band | Titles: A Song for Peace by James Swearingen n/a | Mark:85 | Level:Gold |
01116 - Bands - School Bands - Elementary School - Grades 6 and Under - Group B
| 1st | St. Andrew's Middle School Grade Six Band | Titles: First Concert Parade, by John O'Reilly Simple Gifts, Jack Bullock, by Creatures in the Attic, Brian Balmages | Mark:94 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | North Agincourt Band | Titles: A Gathering of Eagles by Paul Halliday Happy by Pharrell Williams arr. by Michael Sweeney | Mark:86 | Level:Gold |
Day 6 - Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
01111 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-12 - Group B
| 1st | Trudeau Grade 12 Wind Symphony | Titles: Lincolnshire Posy, 2nd mvt. by Percy Grainger Come Sunday by Omar Thomas | Mark:98 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | York Mills C.I. Symphonic Band | Titles: English Folk Song Suite, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Ralph Vaughan-Williams Autumn by Cait Nishimura | Mark:95 | Level:Platinum |
| 3rd | Macdonald Collegiate Institute Concert Band | Titles: Evensong by William G. Harbinson Gigue Francaise by Carl Strommen | Mark:89 | Level:Gold |
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group A
| 1st | Hodgson Senior Concert Band | Titles: Empire by Tyler S. Grant After the Rain by Matt Neufeld | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
| 2nd | Doncrest Concert Band | Titles: Tempest by Robert W. Smith Fires of Mazama by Michael Sweeney | Mark:85 | Level:Gold |
| 3rd | George Peck Public School | Titles: I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin, arr. Michael Story I Got Rhythm by Brian Balmages | Mark:82 | Level:Silver |
| Donald Cousens Public School Concert Band | Titles: Maya: The Lost Empire by Victor Lopez Be Still, My Soul arr. Robert W. Smith | Mark:81 | Level:Silver | |
| John Buchan Band | Titles: The Tempest by Robert W. Smith Fires of Mazama by Michael Sweeney | Mark:80 | Level:Silver |
04110 - Orchestras - School Orchestras - High School - Grades 9-12
| 1st | Victoria Park Symphony Orchestra | Titles: Farandole, L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 by Georges Bizet, arr. Richard Meyer Dance of the Hours, La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli, arr. Richard Meyer | Mark:93 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Macdonald Collegiate Institute Symphony Orchestra | Titles: Nostalgia by Rossano Galante | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
Day 1 Jazz - Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
John G. Althouse
01160 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-12
| 1st | P.E.N. Backbeat | Titles: Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham All of Me by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons | Mark:87 | Level:Gold |
01160 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-12
| 1st | P.E.N. World Pop | Titles: Strasbourg St. Denis by Roy Hargrove Take on Me by Aha | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
01160 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-12
| 1st | P.E.N. Smooth Jazz | Titles: Tangerine by Victor Schertzinger | Mark:91 | Level:Platinum |
01163 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 8 & Under - Group B
| 1st | P.E.N. Jr. Force | Titles: Satin Doll by Duke Ellington Human Nature by Jeff Porcaro, John Bettis | Mark:89 | Level:Gold |
01163 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 8 & Under - Group A
| 1st | Runnymede PS Jazz Band | Titles: Big V by Ryan Meeboer All of Me by Paul Murtha | Mark:89 | Level:Gold |
| 2nd | John G. Althouse Stageband | Titles: TBA TBA | Mark:87 | Level:Gold |
01170 - Bands - Small Ensembles (4-15 members) - Grades 9-12
| 1st | P.E.N. Sr. Chamber Orchestra | Titles: Triosonate II in C minor, I, II, III, IV by Francois Couperin | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
01170 - Bands - Small Ensembles (4-15 members) - Grades 9-12
| 1st | P.E.N. Wind Ensemble | Titles: Open by Janet Gieck | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
07101 - Chamber Groups - Chamber Groups - Junior - Any Instrumentation
| 1st | P.E.N. Saxophone Quartet | Titles: Suite No 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Bourrée by Johann Sebastian Bach | Mark:87 | Level:Gold |
Day 7 - Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group B
| 1st | Runnymede PS Wind Ensemble | Titles: Contredanse by Larry Clark Colliding Visions by Brian Balmages | Mark:95 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | DLMS Grade 8 Concert Band | Titles: Groovee! by Richard L. Saucedo Skyfall by Adele Adkins arr. Robert Longfield | Mark:92 | Level:Platinum |
| 3rd | Cummer Valley MS Senior Band Leaders | Titles: Arrival at Normandy by Sean O’Loughlin Ayre and Dance by Bruce Pearson | Mark:88 | Level:Gold |
| MMPS Intermediate Band | Titles: Junk Funk by K. Mixon Woodland Serenade by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, transcribed by D.Schaeffer | Mark:85 | Level:Gold | |
| Bond Academy Concert Band | Titles: Tbd Tbd by T d | Mark:84 | Level:Silver | |
| RHMS Honours Band | Titles: Pictures at an Exhibition, 3 mvts. by Modest Mussorgsky Arr. Timothy Loest The Tempest by Robert W. Smith | Mark:84 | Level:Silver |
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group C
| 1st | Runnymede PS Wind Ensemble | Titles: Coronation Ceremony, (Student Composition) by Zach Hynna | Mark:92 | Level:Platinum |
Day 8 - Thursday, February 26th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
01113 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-10 - Group C
| 1st | Trudeau Grade 9 Concert Band | Titles: Groove! by Richard L. Saucedo ... And Goodnight by Chris M. Bernotas | Mark:89 | Level:Gold |
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group D
| 1st | Villanova College Intermediate Band | Titles: Priestess of Fire by Kevin Kaisershot Whirlwind by Jodie Blackshaw | Mark:96 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Runnymede PS grade 7 / 8 Band | Titles: Conflict by Larry Clark Legend of the Nighthawk by James Swearingen | Mark:92 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Windfields Concert Winds | Titles: Rider of the Mountain by D.I.D. Choi Rippling Watercolours by Brian Balmages | Mark:92 | Level:Platinum |
| 3rd | Fairbank PS Concert Band | Titles: Theme from Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park by John Williams I Dreamed a Dream, Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg | Mark:84 | Level:Silver |
11150 - Bands - School Bands - Inter-School Bands - Grade 8 & Under
| 1st | Gordon A. Brown and Sammual Hearne Middle Schools | Titles: Finale from Brahms Symphony #1 by Arranger Timothy Johnson Celtic Air and Dance by Michael Sweeney | Mark:84 | Level:Silver |
Day 9 - Friday, February 27th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group E
| 1st | Castlemore Concert Band | Titles: Celtic Air and Dance by Michael Sweeney Furioso by Robert W. Smith | Mark:92 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Wesley Christian Academy Grade 7 & 8 Band | Titles: Battle of the Samurai by Timothy Loest Journey of Invention by David Marlatt | Mark:84 | Level:Silver |
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group F
| 1st | St. Andrew's Middle School Concert Band | Titles: After the Rain by Matt Neufeld Nottingham Castle by Larry Daehn | Mark:95 | Level:Platinum |
| 2nd | Castlemore Wind Ensemble | Titles: Fragile by Randall Standridge Priestess of Fire by Kevin Kaisershot | Mark:92 | Level:Platinum |
| 3rd | McClure Senior Band | Titles: Spirit of the Wolf by Bob Baker, reimagined by Robert Buckley The Grid by Adiran B. Sims | Mark:84 | Level:Silver |
| 3rd | Robert H Lagerquist Senior P.S. | Titles: The Hidden Planet by Jorge L. Vargas Highlander Lullaby Arr. David A. Myers | Mark:84 | Level:Silver |